CN102723058B - For the system and method for collapsible display - Google Patents

For the system and method for collapsible display Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN102723058B
CN102723058B CN201210072754.9A CN201210072754A CN102723058B CN 102723058 B CN102723058 B CN 102723058B CN 201210072754 A CN201210072754 A CN 201210072754A CN 102723058 B CN102723058 B CN 102723058B
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
display
folding
display unit
visual information
signal
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
CN201210072754.9A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
CN102723058A (en
Inventor
W·加兰·菲利普斯
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BlackBerry Ltd
Original Assignee
BlackBerry Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by BlackBerry Ltd filed Critical BlackBerry Ltd
Publication of CN102723058A publication Critical patent/CN102723058A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN102723058B publication Critical patent/CN102723058B/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/2092—Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/03—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes specially adapted for displays having non-planar surfaces, e.g. curved displays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/03—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes specially adapted for displays having non-planar surfaces, e.g. curved displays
    • G09G3/035—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes specially adapted for displays having non-planar surfaces, e.g. curved displays for flexible display surfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/36—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2320/00—Control of display operating conditions
    • G09G2320/06—Adjustment of display parameters
    • G09G2320/0606—Manual adjustment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2320/00—Control of display operating conditions
    • G09G2320/06—Adjustment of display parameters
    • G09G2320/0613—The adjustment depending on the type of the information to be displayed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2340/00—Aspects of display data processing
    • G09G2340/14—Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed

Abstract

Invention described herein provides method, equipment and computer program for showing visual information in Foldable display device.Folding in response to display unit, change or amendment display control signal, the infringement of the visual information display on the folding deformation introduced in the display unit of display device to avoid display or compensation, or when eliminating folding deformation by expansion display unit, reverse any change or amendment.

Description

For the system and method for collapsible display
Technical field
This technology relates in general to display device, more specifically, relates to the Foldable display device for showing visual information.
Background technology
Collapsible display become now can be used for show visual information, as text, video and figure.Relative to conventional rigid display, the availability of these collapsible displays provides the chance of the new display system that can provide the innovation of many advantages.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Accompanying drawing further illustrates this technology as disclosure theme, and be used from the detailed description one of this technology the principle explaining this technology, in the accompanying drawings, run through apart view, similar reference number represents identical or intimate element, is incorporated to by accompanying drawing and forms the part of instructions.
Figure 1A and 1B is the schematic diagram of the display system of an embodiment according to this technology.
Fig. 2 illustrates the Foldable display device with folding checkout equipment of an example embodiment according to this technology.
Fig. 3 illustrates to be suitable for determining the folding exemplary method of display device and the process flow diagram of computer program according to the example embodiment of this technology.
Fig. 4 illustrates the process flow diagram for the exemplary method and computer program that control display format according to the example embodiment of this technology.
Fig. 5 A and 5B illustrates an example embodiment according to this technology, is another form by display format from a change of format.
Fig. 6 A, 6B and 6C illustrate multiple example embodiment of the equipment of the display system be incorporated to according to this technology.
Fig. 7 show in schematic form the computing platform of the particular example embodiment being applicable to this technology.
Fig. 8 illustrates and display system is integrated into another computing environment.
Embodiment
There has been described each embodiment of the display technique of visual information for showing any type in Foldable display device (such as but not limited to text, video, picture, two dimension or 3-D view, icon, cursor or figure).In certain embodiments, the display unit of display device has at least some flexible portion, allows it folding in one or more position.Folding can be the deformation of any essence.Folding can along line fixing in fact one or more in display unit, as being following situation: display unit can fold in some positions and can not fold in other positions.Folding can be but need not be sharp-pointed in fact folding line.In an example embodiment, when folding, display unit, along fold line deformation, destroys the display of visual information in deformation region.The display format (such as but not limited to configuration, characteristic, size, form, position, brightness, layout, shade, interval, perspective, painted or design) of shown visual information changes, amendment or change, and adapts to make visual information the deformation region caused due to the folding of display unit or expansion.In an example embodiment, as described in more detail below, change display format avoiding the distortion of visual information in this deformation region or position of display unit, can not recognize, can not perception or suboptimum present.Below these and other embodiments achieve in various applications and go up the favourable use of Foldable display device at various machine (such as but not limited to mobile device, smart phone, electronic reader, laptop computer, notebook, flat computer, personal computer and display system) in greater detail.
Following description should be read with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings, in a similar manner the similar components in different figure is numbered.Accompanying drawing (must not draw in proportion) describes illustrated embodiment, but should not limit the scope of claims.Although illustrate the example of each step in each view, the many examples provided have utilizable suitable alternatives.In addition, present disclosure describes multiple illustrative application although run through, should be appreciated that this technology may be used for other application valuable of collapsible display technique tool.
Referring now to Figure 1A and 1B, diagrammatically illustrate display system 10, display system 10 comprises the display device 12 with display element, and display element also can be called unit 11 or display unit 11 or collapsible display unit 11, can show visual information.In an example embodiment, display unit 11 is assemblies of display device 12, and display device 12 can comprise other assemblies to provide physical support to display unit 11 or supplementary electric function, as driven connector or the circuit of display unit 11.In another example embodiment, display unit 11 is included in the shell of display device 12, or self-sustained or be included in the separate housing of other assemblies of display device 12.Display unit 11, or whole display device 12 are alternatively flexible or folding, to provide display unit 11 along folding 13 of at least one axle 15.According to each example embodiment, display unit 11 uses and/or plasma display technology crucial such as but not limited to liquid crystal display cells, organic or inorganic light emitting diode, shows visual information by the display surface of such as unit 11 or screen.
As shown in Figure 1B, when folding, at least one having along axle 15 of display unit 11 folds, and this folds and creates deformation 17 in the display along axle 15.In some cases, deformation 17 has the form of broken line, folding line or bending, and causes damaging or destroy the ability that display unit 11 shows visual information, or infringement beholder know to see in deformation 17 or near the ability of visual information of display.This infringement can by such as in deformation 17 or near the distortion of visual information of display, stop, compression, pinching, overlap, destruction visual angle and/or fuzzy and cause.When causing this infringement due to the folding of display unit 11, correspondingly expect that this infringement of adjustment is to recover the harmless display of visual information.On the contrary, when eliminating deformation 17 by launching display unit 11, the adjustment carried out for adapting to this deformation 17 may stop.Used hereinly should mean quoting of display unit 11 " folding " display unit 11 is folded to folded configuration from the configuration of plane (or default) in fact, or from folded configuration to planar configuration, or display unit 11 folded state in various degree between.
According to an example embodiment, the deformation 17 of display comprises region bends, compression, the pinching of display unit 11 and/or has uncontinuity, wherein display plane from one towards become the opposite side of deformation 17 another part or completely horizontal towards.According to each other embodiments, collapsible display unit 11 and/or equipment 12 can along any line of display unit 11 and/or equipment 12 or positions or towards collapsible, or only along preset lines or axle collapsible.In a following embodiment in greater detail, viewing area is divided into by automatic display subregion (such as region 11A and 11B not comprising deformation 17, can think along the viewing area on the folding opposite side of axle 15), and the display of visual information is moved to subregion from original display region, avoid the deformation of the visual information in the region of display.
Referring again to Figure 1A, indicative control unit 14 receives display data 16 from data source 18, and produce one or more display control signal 20 to be applied to one or more display and control inputs 24 of display device 12, to produce visual information on the display unit 11 of display device 12.Display unit 11 is for showing (namely can show) visual information based on display data 16 at least partly.Generally speaking, show data 16 transmit or keep or the visual information that will show of encoding.As signal further in Figure 1A, indicative control unit 14 comprises at least one additional input 26, with from folding detection system 54 receiving folding signal 30, at least certain part of folded signal 30 direction display unit 11 folding or launch, and indicate the position of folding deformation alternatively.Indicative control unit 14 receives at least one the folding folded signal in display data 16 and direction display unit 11, and generation makes display unit 11 show one or more display control signals 20 of visual information as output.Signal 30 can take the form of one or more simulating signal or digital signal or data.Folding detection system 54 receives one or more load signal from load cell (loadcell) 50, illustrate and describes load cell 50 about Fig. 2, for folding in detection display unit 11.
According to an embodiment, indicative control unit 14 takes the form of integrated circuit, is responsible for the timing producing display control signal 20 (such as horizontal and vertical synchronizing signal and blanking interval signal).According to another example embodiment, data source 18 is video RAM (RAM) or other memory devices, such as but not limited to magnetic or light storage device, or treatment facility.According to another example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 is video display processor (VDP).According to another example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 is video display controllers, can take the form of video converter, cathode ray tube controller (CRTC), video interface controller or video codes processor.According to other example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 can be arranged on CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) mainboard, or is integrated into microprocessor chip.According to other example embodiment, display control signal 20 can be simulation or numeral, such as but not limited to component vide, Digital Visual Interface (DVI), Video Graphics Array (VGA) or high-definition media interface (HDMI) video control signal.
According to an example embodiment, the display system of this technology comprises data source 18, indicative control unit 14, display device 12 (comprising any folding checkout equipment associated with it) and folding detection system 54, as shown in Figure 1A, 1B and 2.In another example embodiment, display system can comprise and be less than all these assemblies, as in one embodiment, system can only comprise indicative control unit 14, or in another example embodiment, system only can comprise folding detection system 54, or in another embodiment, system only can comprise folding detection system 54 and indicative control unit 14.In addition, in an alternative embodiment, method and computer program product described herein also can only comprise or comprise operation or the function of alternative system embodiment described herein.
As shown in Figure 2 schematically, according to an example embodiment, can obtain or derive folded signal 30 (shown in Figure 1A) from one or more folding checkout equipment, in an example embodiment, folding checkout equipment comprise install or with display unit 11 and/or the integrated load cell 50 of display device 12, load cell 50 produces folding detection signal (such as, in one embodiment, load cell signal 51 (also illustrating in figure ia)).According to another example embodiment, load cell 50 is engaged to display unit 11 and/or display device 12, being folded in one or more load cell 50 of display unit 11 and/or display unit 12 is made to produce corresponding simulation (or in an alternative embodiment, numeral) load cell signal 51.Load cell signal 51 from load cell 50 is sent to folding detection system 54 (Figure 1A) on signal path 52, folding detection system 54 takes the form of such as computing platform, has and can explain that signal 51 is to produce programmable calculator or other electronic equipments of folded signal 30.According to an embodiment, signal 51 is simulating signals, and in folding detection system 54, is converted to digital signal or data and processes, to determine position folding in display device 12.Alternatively, if having analog form at the front signal 51 being sent to folding detection system 54, then independent simulation to digital circuit can be adopted to carry out digitized signal 51.
According to another example embodiment, at least some load cell 50 wholly or in part laterally toward each other, makes it possible to use signal 51 along both direction or diagonally conclude folding in display unit 11 and/or equipment 12.In following one or more embodiment another further described about method 100, folding detection system 54 determines the folding approximate or order of accuarcy of display unit 11, or alternatively only determine whether display unit 11 folds, and when more than one folding shaft is possible, determine the position of folding shaft.(be possible situation in more than one folding shaft, folding detection system 54 can determine the position of each axle and the folding degree at each axle place.) in an example embodiment, use relative amplitude from the signal of load cell 50 to carry out above-mentionedly determining.Gather an embodiment, the signal 51 produced from load cell 50 is with the amount folded display unit 11 and/or equipment 12 or degree is proportional or at least relevant.Such as, can by the predetermined of memory load sensor 50 or known signal characteristic (such as with the form of the coefficient stored in storer or memory device or other parameters), set up this relevant, described predetermined or known signal characteristic is used for folding degree load cell signal 51 be converted in display unit.The folded data that expression is folded the position of degree and folding shaft (if exist more than one folding, then having multiple axle) by folding detection system 54 is recorded in the internal or external memory device of folding detection system 54 or storer.According to an example embodiment, if display unit 11 and/or the folding of equipment 12 are limited to along one or a limited number of folding line, then can place single load cell 50 along presetting broken line suitably, to detect folding along this certain line.
According to other example embodiment (not shown), other modes can be used to determine the folding or expansion of display unit 11 or display device 12, if general layout is from the image of the display device 12 of one or more cameras capture, wherein image is processed to determine the folding of display unit 11 or equipment 12.In another example embodiment, the signal source (as infrared radiation source) come at the detecting device (as infrared detector) of display device 12 side on detection display equipment 12 opposite side can be utilized, wherein to detect or the amplitude of detection signal can indicate folding or folding degree.In other example embodiment, folding checkout equipment can be integrated with display unit 11, or fastening or integrated with the back side (non-display) of display unit 11 or display device 12.In other example embodiment, folding detection signal can be produced according to user's input, and not use folding checkout equipment.
Referring now to Fig. 3, illustrate the process flow diagram that the exemplary method 100 being used in the computer program realization that computer system or platform perform in an example embodiment is shown, method 100 is suitable for determining the folding or folding degree of display unit 11 and/or equipment 12 and position folding when more than one position is possible alternatively.According to method 100, receive load cell signal 51 (being used as folding detection signal) (112) from folding checkout equipment (as load cell 50).Method 100 determines relative extent and folding position (114) of stress on load cell 50 or load according to signal 51.Such as, what the respective physical of instruction load cell signal 51 and display unit 11 and/or equipment 12 can be used to fold between behavior or characteristic relevant above-mentionedly to make a reservation for or the set of known coefficient or parameter is determined.In one embodiment, method 100 determines folding, folding degree in display unit 11 and/or equipment 12 and/or folding position, and generates in one embodiment or produce folded signal 30, and folded signal 30 is sent to indicative control unit 14.In another example embodiment, method 100 watch-keeping signal 51 also redefines folded signal 30 continuously.Alternatively, such as, determine that folded signal 30 is requirements according to beholder, change and/or sometimes but discontinuously to carry out in response to load cell signal 51 according to signal 51.According to another example embodiment, method 100 operates on the central processing unit, and is stored in the internal or external memory devices of folding detection system 54 or memory device.In one embodiment, folding detection system 54 can comprise the computing system 700 of Fig. 7, wherein can store and perform the method 100 that computer program realizes, such as, about described by program 725.
Referring now to Fig. 4, illustrate the process flow diagram being used in the method 170 that computer program that computer system in indicative control unit 14 or platform perform realizes in an example embodiment.According to this example embodiment, method 170 operate with in response to display data 16 and folded signal 30 to control the display format of the visual information on display unit 11.In an example embodiment, folding of method 170 watch-keeping display, or from deployed condition to folded state, or from a folding degree to another folding degree, or from folded state to deployed condition (172).In other example embodiment, method 170 only detects the jackknife action of display in response to folding checkout equipment and/or operates in response to the user's input being sent to indicative control unit 14.Method 170, in response to the folded signal received from folding detection system 54, input and receives folding and/or folding degree (174) of display unit 11 and/or equipment 12.Use folded signal 30 and display data 16, method 170 determines the display format (176) that will be used for showing visual information on display unit 11.Based on determined form, the intermediate form of data 16 and/or one or more display control signal 20 or signal and/or data is shown by adaptive (changing or amendment), to change the form or the use that present the viewing area of visual information, change or be modified in the visual information (178) that display unit 11 presents.Such as, in an operator scheme, display format can be the default format of viewing area (for display unit 11 in fact completely can viewing area) the upper display visual information of substantially plane, and in this second mode of operation, plane viewing area can be divided into two or more subregions, to avoid the deformation of the viewing area caused due to the folding of display unit 11, and divide for this seed of display unit 11 form that configuration carrys out adaptive visual information.
According to another example embodiment, the visual information presented is text, from or between following form, change form: the first form of whole in fact viewing area using display unit 11; And display is divided into another form of display subregion, as shown in Figure 5 A and 5B, wherein in deformation 17 or near viewing area (shown in Figure 1A and 1B) be not used in display, to avoid the display damaging information in deformation 17 or neighbouring.According to another example embodiment, display visual information is continued in the region of edge and deformation in the display 17, but such as undertaken changing or changing by performing any operation changing display described herein, as increased the size (as font) of visual information in deformation region, or change color or the brightness of visual information, to improve perceptibility or the display characteristic of visual information.Alternatively, such as when graph image (as video), the part overlapped with the deformation region of display in video image can be changed, with the distortion of any reality in removal of images or perception, and still make it possible to whole or in fact cross over deformation region carry out display video image, or provide in deformation region cross over deformation region consecutive image display the subdivision manifested in display video image.In other example embodiment, display image can be offset from the first viewing area of folded separation or move to less and only on folding side viewing area, reduce the ratio of image to be suitable for the viewing area reduced.According to an example embodiment, the computer program of implementation method 170 (Fig. 4) operates on the central processing unit, and is stored in the internal or external memory devices of indicative control unit 14 or memory device.In one embodiment, indicative control unit 14 can comprise the computing system 700 of Fig. 7, wherein can store and perform computer program, such as, about described by program 725.
In an alternative embodiment, the infringement in compensation folding deformation or distortion can comprise such as to be avoided showing visual information in deformation region; Change form, comprise stretching, constriction, amplification, contraction, inclination, rotation, wipe, copy, interpolation or change the color of image or image section.Such as can by replacing alternative display data or amendment display data, by transforms display data and/or by carrying out generation that is adaptive or amendment display control signal independent of display data, thus performing this compensation.Alternatively, compensate infringement or distortion and can comprise and such as replacing or the font of amendment text, reduce as being particularly suitable for from contiguous to deformation 17 the font of distortion experienced.Usually, compensate or correct infringement or distortion can reduce or eliminate and the one or more adverse effects damaged or distortion is associated.Any technology for compensating or correcting can be applied.Such as, in an example embodiment, method 170 mathematically can determine type and the degree of the distortion that beholder may experience, for example, assuming that from specific typical visual angle viewing display device 12.
Illustrate display format in Fig. 5 A and 5B and change to two viewing areas form 192 from single viewing area form 190.In this example embodiment, when detecting along axle 194 folding, the visual information shown in single viewing area form of Fig. 5 A is reformatted as the dual area 192 of Fig. 5 B automatically.As shown in Figure 5 A and 5B, the viewing area form 190 and 192 described by dotted line is not overlapping with folding shaft 194 or any deformation of being caused by it or overlap.In another embodiment, the input can initiated in response to the beholder being sent to indicative control unit 14 reformats.According to another example embodiment, in the storer that multiple predetermined display format option or indicating template can be stored in indicative control unit 14 or memory device, and be respectively used to different folded states or configuration.Such as but not as restriction, center folded display device 12 along display unit 11 will call the form of two the display subregions providing display information, and the form providing visual information to show in three viewing areas can be invoked at along two folding shaft fold out display, each display subregion is in the plane domain in fact of independent plane or display.In another example embodiment, indicating template is based on the type of the visual information that will show, as text, picture, image or video, method 170 (or realizing any computer program of the method) type based on information and the folded state in response to display or configuration is made to change display format.Such as, video (as film) may not be segmented in two of display not between homonymy, but such as can be offset to and only show in the viewing area of folding side.
In another example mode of operation; display format or template provide secret display mode; wherein; only there is one (or more specifically) in the subregion of fold out display for showing visual information, making the beholder of display device 12 that the visual information of display on display device 12 can be protected not seen by other people being positioned near display device 12.According to a this embodiment, initiate secret display mode by inputting the user of system 10.According to other example embodiment, any unused portion of display, such as, in folding or neighbouring deformation part or the more large regions due to the folding of display unit 11 not for showing, can automatic, semi-automatic or manual (being inputted by user) at the control deactivating of method 170 (or realizing any computer program of the method), and by directly reducing power or replacing by changing display the display data causing the viewing area of deactivation dim or dimmed according to this, can reduce or eliminate the power supply to this viewing area.
Referring now to Fig. 6 A, 6B and 6C, illustrate multiple example embodiment of the equipment being incorporated to display system 10.As shown in Figure 6A, display system 10 can be incorporated in arrangement for reading 200 (as electronic reader), and arrangement for reading 200 can be held in user's hand, and has as directed form factor.As depicted in figure 6b, display system 10 can be incorporated in handheld mobile device, as mobile phone and/or smart phone 210.As shown in Figure 6 C, system 10 may be used for having the personal computing system 220 of the collapsible display 222 being allowed for fold out display, such as, to be increased in crowded environment privacy when watching display.Other equipment that can be incorporated to display system 10 comprise laptop computer, notebook, flat computer and display system.
Referring now to Fig. 7, show in schematic form the exemplary computing system 700 being applicable to indicative control unit 14 and/or folding detection system 54.According to an example embodiment, system 700 comprises CPU (central processing unit) 710 (comprising processing unit 702 and storer 704), removable storer 712 and non-removable storer 714.Storer 704 stores computer instruction or computer program 725, and storer 704 can comprise volatile memory 706 and nonvolatile memory 708.System 700 can comprise or can access computer environment, computer environment comprises various computer-readable (or machine readable) medium, as volatile memory 706 and nonvolatile memory 708, removable storer 712 and non-removable storer 714.Computer memory comprises random access memory (RAM), ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (EPROM) and Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technologies, aacompactadisk read onlyamemory (CD-ROM), digital universal disc (DVD) or other optical disc memorys, tape cassete, tape, magnetic disk memory or other magnetic storage apparatus, maybe can store any other tangible and physical medium of computer-readable instruction.System 700 can comprise or can access computation environment, and computing environment comprises input 716, exports 718 and communication connection 720.System 700 can use communication connection 720 to operate in networked environment, to be connected to one or more remote computer.Remote computer can comprise personal computer (PC), server, router, network PC, peer device or other common network node etc.Communication connection 720 can comprise LAN (Local Area Network) (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and other networks.Computer-readable instruction or program 725 are stored in tangible and physical computer-readable media with non-transient form, and can be performed by the processing unit 702 of system 700.Instruction or program 725 can be stored in one or more different tangible physics and non-transient article (comprising computer-readable medium, as storer 704 or storer 712 or 714).
As shown in Figure 8, and as mentioned above, display system 10 is also integrated in computer environment 800, and wherein environment 800 uses system 10 to select in response to the user of information or to carry out in response to the computer program performed in environment 800 visual information that display environment 800 asks display.In an example embodiment, computing environment 800 comprises the computing platform as described about Fig. 7.
According to an example embodiment, display device 12 can be collapsible, can reel, can the plastic displays of mold pressing, such as can obtain from Hewlett-Packard (HP) company.According to another example embodiment, display device 12 can be fold out display, such as, can obtain from PHILIPS Co..According to another example embodiment, collapsible display (such as its plastics reader device) can be obtained from PlasticLogic company.
According to other example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 is Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), and GPU is special microprocessor system, unloads and accelerates from using 3D or the 2D figure of general purpose microprocessor system of indicative control unit 14 to present.According to another example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 is integrated in the CPU (central processing unit) of general procedure computing machine, or be deployed in can be arranged on personal computer or server system groove in independent dedicated video card on.According to another example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 is mixing of such scheme.In other example embodiment, indicative control unit 14 can use stream process and general GPU.In other embodiments, the function of indicative control unit 14 and folding detection system 54 can combine or be reconfigured for and all functions can have been come in single unit or by single computer program or method, or makes the function of can replace or be added into another function.In addition, in an example embodiment, unit 14 and system 54 these functions can in whole or in part with another assembly of display device 12 or system (as with display unit 14, folding detection system 54 or display device 12 is separated and away from disposal system on the Software tool that operates or application) combine.In addition, according to other example embodiment, various function described herein can realize with hardware, software or its combination.
Therefore, as mentioned above, provide a kind of display system for collapsible display, method and computer program product, wherein, adjustment display format is to avoid or to compensate due to fold out display infringement or the distortion of visual information display in deformation in the display or neighbouring.In addition describe for the folding system, method and computer program product etc. in detection display unit.
Described multiple embodiments of this technology, easily recognized, can make and use other embodiments, these embodiments fall in the scope of claims.Many advantages of the technology covered are set forth in the above description herein.Should be understood that the disclosure is only schematic in many aspects.About each embodiment described herein, under the prerequisite of scope not exceeding claims, can make a change.

Claims (14)

1. a display system, comprising:
Collapsible display unit, shows the image of transfer vision information in viewing area, and described image is at least partly based on display data; And
Indicative control unit, receive display data and to viewing area at least partially in folding at least one folded signal indicated, and export the one or more display control signals making display unit show image, described display control signal exports in response at least one folded signal described at least partly, is suitable for the form changing visual information in image to make described one or more display control signal;
Wherein, the folding establishment in described display unit is positioned at the deformation region of described viewing area; And
Wherein, described indicative control unit exports one or more display control signals of the form for changing visual information, to compensate the infringement in deformation region.
2. system according to claim 1, wherein, viewing area is divided at least two display subregions by one or more display control signals of the described form for changing visual information.
3. system according to claim 1, wherein, described form: i) to avoid in the folding shaft in folding display unit or near show visual information, and/or ii) to compensate in deformation region or near the infringement of visual information of display.
4. system according to claim 1, further, wherein, display unit comprises at least one the folding equipment in detection display unit.
5. system according to claim 1, wherein, the folding folded signal in direction display unit automatically produces or produces in response to user's input.
6. a display system, comprising:
Collapsible display unit, shows image in viewing area, and described display image carrys out transfer vision information based on display data at least partly;
Folding detection system, receives at least one folding detection signal, and exports at least one folded signal of position folding in the folding and display unit in direction display unit; And
Indicative control unit, receive display data and at least one folded signal described, and export the one or more display control signals making display unit show image, described display control signal exports in response at least one folded signal described at least partly, to be the form of the second folded state being suitable for display unit from the format adaptation of the first folded state being suitable for display unit by the form of visual information in image when folding, to compensate the infringement in the deformation region of viewing area.
7. system according to claim 6, wherein, indicating template is associated with the type of visual information and the folded state of display unit, and indicative control unit receives indicating template, and produces display control signal based on indicating template at least partly.
8. system according to claim 6, further, wherein, display unit is: personal computer, smart phone, mobile phone, laptop computer, arrangement for reading or flat computer.
9. system according to claim 6, further, wherein, display unit is notebook.
10. a display packing, comprising:
At least partly in response to the display data in viewing area, produce one or more display control signal, to make collapsible display unit show the one or more images comprising visual information, described visual information is presented in viewing area according to the first display format;
Monitor the folding signal in direction display unit; And
In response to the folding signal in described direction display unit, produce one or more display control signal, so that at least one second display format is changed in the display of the visual information in described viewing area, wherein, the infringement introduced by folding in display unit during second display format compensates in viewing area visual information display.
11. methods according to claim 10, also comprise:
Amendment or replacement display data, to change one or more display.
12. methods according to claim 10, wherein, change described display control signal, with to avoid in the deformation in the viewing area by the folding introducing in display unit or near show visual information.
13. methods according to claim 10, wherein, described one or more display control signal is at least partly by following generation: personal computer, smart phone, mobile phone, laptop computer, arrangement for reading or flat computer.
14. methods according to claim 10, wherein, described one or more display control signal is at least partly by following generation: notebook.
CN201210072754.9A 2011-03-18 2012-03-19 For the system and method for collapsible display Active CN102723058B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP11158915.6A EP2500898B1 (en) 2011-03-18 2011-03-18 System and method for foldable display
EP11158915.6 2011-03-18

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN102723058A CN102723058A (en) 2012-10-10
CN102723058B true CN102723058B (en) 2015-11-18

Family

ID=44343061

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN201210072754.9A Active CN102723058B (en) 2011-03-18 2012-03-19 For the system and method for collapsible display

Country Status (5)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2500898B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2012198541A (en)
KR (1) KR20120106662A (en)
CN (1) CN102723058B (en)
CA (1) CA2771508C (en)

Families Citing this family (34)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9117384B2 (en) 2011-03-18 2015-08-25 Blackberry Limited System and method for bendable display
US9812074B2 (en) 2011-03-18 2017-11-07 Blackberry Limited System and method for foldable display
US20130120106A1 (en) 2011-11-16 2013-05-16 Motorola Mobility, Inc. Display device, corresponding systems, and methods therefor
US9622365B2 (en) 2013-02-25 2017-04-11 Google Technology Holdings LLC Apparatus and methods for accommodating a display in an electronic device
US9674922B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2017-06-06 Google Technology Holdings LLC Display side edge assembly and mobile device including same
KR102131825B1 (en) 2013-03-20 2020-07-09 엘지전자 주식회사 Foldable display device providing adaptive touch sensitive region and method for controlling the same
US10628103B2 (en) * 2013-06-07 2020-04-21 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Information processor and program
CN114489254A (en) 2013-07-02 2022-05-13 株式会社半导体能源研究所 Data processing apparatus
KR20220057642A (en) * 2013-08-02 2022-05-09 가부시키가이샤 한도오따이 에네루기 켄큐쇼 Display device
US9484001B2 (en) 2013-12-23 2016-11-01 Google Technology Holdings LLC Portable electronic device controlling diffuse light source to emit light approximating color of object of user interest
KR102278816B1 (en) 2014-02-04 2021-07-20 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 Display apparatus and method for dring the same
TWI679624B (en) * 2014-05-02 2019-12-11 日商半導體能源研究所股份有限公司 Semiconductor device
KR102174323B1 (en) 2014-05-27 2020-11-05 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 Gate driving circuit and display device having the same
TWI493517B (en) * 2014-06-18 2015-07-21 Au Optronics Corp Foldable display device
KR102243106B1 (en) * 2014-08-20 2021-04-22 삼성전자 주식회사 Display apparatus and control method thereof
KR102172388B1 (en) * 2014-09-11 2020-10-30 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 Curved Display and Method for Processing Image thereof
KR102283369B1 (en) * 2014-12-29 2021-07-30 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 Foldable display array panel and display device
KR102293839B1 (en) * 2014-12-30 2021-08-26 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 Display Device and Driving Method thereof
KR102378601B1 (en) 2015-01-13 2022-03-25 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 Display module
CN104766545A (en) 2015-04-30 2015-07-08 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 Display device and driving method thereof
KR102475589B1 (en) * 2016-04-29 2022-12-07 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 Flexible organic light emitting display apparatus
US11243567B2 (en) 2016-07-13 2022-02-08 Motorola Mobility Llc Deformable electronic device and methods and systems for reconfiguring presentation data and actuation elements
US10372892B2 (en) 2016-07-13 2019-08-06 Motorola Mobility Llc Electronic device with gesture actuation of companion devices, and corresponding systems and methods
US10878771B2 (en) 2016-07-13 2020-12-29 Motorola Mobility Llc Deformable electronic device and methods and systems for display remediation to compensate performance degradation
CN107331304B (en) * 2017-08-18 2019-11-22 深圳市华星光电半导体显示技术有限公司 The ameliorative way and improvement device of flexible display and its bending display exception
CN111418001B (en) * 2017-12-06 2023-09-01 索尼公司 display device
CN108319390B (en) * 2018-01-25 2021-01-08 维沃移动通信有限公司 Control method of flexible screen and mobile terminal
CN108536411A (en) * 2018-04-12 2018-09-14 维沃移动通信有限公司 A kind of method for controlling mobile terminal and mobile terminal
CN110488970A (en) * 2019-07-03 2019-11-22 努比亚技术有限公司 Graphic display method, terminal and the computer readable storage medium of arc-shaped display screen
CN110251941B (en) * 2019-07-22 2023-02-03 网易（杭州）网络有限公司 Game picture self-adaption method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium
KR20210050906A (en) * 2019-10-29 2021-05-10 삼성전자주식회사 Method for performing wireless communications and electronic device thereof
CN111783664A (en) * 2020-06-30 2020-10-16 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 Folding line compensation method and device for folding screen, electronic equipment and storage medium
CN114264456B (en) * 2021-12-28 2023-10-31 武汉华星光电半导体显示技术有限公司 clamping device
CN114778339B (en) * 2022-04-11 2022-11-25 江苏鼎盛检测中心有限公司 High-low temperature endurance test analysis method capable of reducing errors based on big data

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2006243621A (en) * 2005-03-07 2006-09-14 Canon Inc Display device
JP2010211211A (en) * 2010-03-24 2010-09-24 Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc Image display device
CN101910966A (en) * 2007-11-29 2010-12-08 聚合物视象有限公司 An electronic apparatus comprising collapsible display with non-deformable active areas

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8406562B2 (en) * 2006-08-11 2013-03-26 Geo Semiconductor Inc. System and method for automated calibration and correction of display geometry and color
KR101472021B1 (en) * 2008-09-02 2014-12-24 엘지전자 주식회사 Mobile terminal equipped with flexible display and controlling method thereof
KR20100065418A (en) * 2008-12-08 2010-06-17 삼성전자주식회사 Flexible display device and data output method thereof

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2006243621A (en) * 2005-03-07 2006-09-14 Canon Inc Display device
CN101910966A (en) * 2007-11-29 2010-12-08 聚合物视象有限公司 An electronic apparatus comprising collapsible display with non-deformable active areas
JP2010211211A (en) * 2010-03-24 2010-09-24 Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc Image display device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
KR20120106662A (en) 2012-09-26
JP2012198541A (en) 2012-10-18
CN102723058A (en) 2012-10-10
CA2771508A1 (en) 2012-09-18
CA2771508C (en) 2015-06-30
EP2500898B1 (en) 2023-01-18
EP2500898A1 (en) 2012-09-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN102723058B (en) For the system and method for collapsible display
US9812074B2 (en) System and method for foldable display
CN106251800B (en) Display system for enhancing visibility and method thereof
US7952748B2 (en) Display device output adjustment system and method
US7489336B2 (en) Methods and apparatus for detecting and adjusting over-scanned images
US8830140B2 (en) Method for automatically adjusting electronic display settings
US20110175904A1 (en) Perceptually-based compensation of unintended light pollution of images for projection display systems
CN104750451A (en) Splicing device and splicing display system
EP2577423A2 (en) Teleprompting system and method
US10636388B2 (en) Display device, display method, and storage medium
CN101377920A (en) Display control method, and display apparatus and display system using the same
EP3035323A1 (en) Display apparatus and controlling method
US20240004676A1 (en) Screen Capture Method and Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Readable Storage Medium
CN107079198B (en) Display device, system and control method thereof
EP1610217B1 (en) Image display system
US11430370B2 (en) Display device and method for image processing thereof
CN103777865A (en) Method, device, processor and electronic device for displaying information
KR20130034712A (en) Apparatus for displaying and method for displaying imaging thereof
EP2261794A1 (en) Portable image projector and projection method
CN115883802A (en) Method for adjusting pixel value of mixed image and projection system thereof
US11645960B2 (en) Distortion correction for non-flat display surface
US10728487B2 (en) Image display apparatus, external device, image display method, and image display system
JP2005122393A (en) Output device and control method thereof
CN104461438A (en) Display control method and device and mobile terminals
US11330236B2 (en) Projector controlling method and projector

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
CB02 Change of applicant information

Address after: Voight, Ontario, Canada

Applicant after: Blackberry Ltd.

Address before: Voight, Ontario, Canada

Applicant before: Research In Motion Ltd.

COR Change of bibliographic data
C14 Grant of patent or utility model
GR01 Patent grant